I'm disappointed to announce that I'm still reading "The Life of Pi". I usually finish a book in a week or two, but I have no motivation to finish this book. Hopefully, I will finish it by the next time I blog.
The Best Things
The best things about "The Life of Pi"??? Honestly, I don't know where to start...
1. Interesting Plot Premise
Being stranded of a lifeboat with a tiger, hyena, zebra, and orangutan, is not something we think about. Props to Yann Martel for a fresh, exciting, ORIGINAL idea. Sometimes I feel like books are copies off each other. Especially movies. Nowadays, all Hollywood comes out with are remakes of other movies. Like, really? Can you not think of a new idea?
2. Literary Techniques
This is something that may not excite people too much, but we need to stop for a moment and praise Martel for all the different elements he includes in "The Life of Pi". Martel does an amazing job of painting a picture in the reader's head. Here are some of my favorites;
"Each of his claws as sharp as a knife. And he couldn't pop through it like a jack in a box." (Martel 135)
"The lifeboat held on to the surface of water like fingers gripping the edge of the cliff" (Martel 201)
The Worst Things
1. Lengthy Paragraphs
I know I mentioned this in my last post, but I hate reading long paragraphs!!! There is little to zero dialogue because Pi is the only human on the lifeboat. This means very long paragraphs... I would give you an example, but I don't want to type that much. Let's be honest here. If I did, 90% of you wouldn't read it.
2. Boring
The only thing propelling me to read on is to learn how Pi survives. Otherwise, I would abandon this book.
I hope to give you my overall thoughts on the book by the next time I blog!
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